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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
And avoid VCA where possible. Evil company.
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Amen.
I remember a few years ago when we got a new puppy and were talking to our vet about insurance, she told us that Calgary is the single most expensive market in North America for pet insurance and it all comes down to VCA and their pricing, which inflates the entire market. After some VCA consolidation, prices had risen so much that insurance for our two dogs was now going to be more than Blue Cross for our (then) family of 5... GTFOH.
FFWD to last summer and another new puppy with some medical needs. The one VCA facility was the only one in the city with the specialty we needed and they quoted the price of a small car (with a 100% range, you know, just in case)... We were fortunately referred to another vet out of town that was able to perform the procedure for 1/6th of the low end of the VCA quote... And let's be real - there was never a chance the final bill was going to be on the low side of the range provided, so the real savings were probably more like 90%.
#### those guys.